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Isa Announces Restaurant in Omaha! ROAD TRIP! »
"First staff meeting. Can you guess what the restaurant is called?" Nov. 1, 2013, @isachandra via Instagram.
Ed. note: Rachel wrote this a while ago, I didn't post until now. Forgive me!
Astute stalkers of the queen of vegan cookbooks will already know that Isa Chandra Moskowitz is planning to open Omaha, Nebraska's first vegan restaurant. Now, in her local paper, she reveals its exact location, and its name. First, take a moment to guess.
No idea? Yeah, that photo didn't tell me squat. Answer: Modern Love. Not to be mistaken for the New York Times column—that's an SEO/Google search problem I wouldn't want to deal with, but unfortunately I was not consulted.
Deets are few, but the paper reveals a couple:
"Moskowitz describes the menu as 'swanky vegan comfort food,' and she said the restaurant will serve a revolving menu of made-from-scratch dishes. She'll make her own cheese, condiments and soda. She said she's working with local farms, and the food will focus on vegetables. She'll also serve homemade pie."
You had me at "swanky."
Oh, and don't be too jealous, but my home of Boulder, CO, is only 552 miles/7 hours and 45 minutes from this impending hotbed of awesomeness. A road trip is clearly in order once the doors open this spring. Stay tuned!!
∞ posted at 08:25 by reportingrzurer
VEGAN CRONUT!!!! Everybody buy plane/bus/train/rideshare/hitch-hiking tickets to Philadelphia, because shit's about to get crazy!
Ok they can't actually call it a "cronut" because that name is trademarked by evil genius food inventor Dominique Ansel (dude: smart move, but DUMB NAME). Yet the fancy-food gurus at Philadelphia's Vedge have created our very own, animal-free love child of a donut and a croissant, using what can only be called "vast" amounts of Earth Balance, and theirs sounds like most amazingest ever.
Point 1: "We enjoyed the vegan fritter more than any other of the Cronut copycats we tried around Philly," says the Zagat post that broke the story. Boo-yah!
Point 2: The early versions, available as of Sept. 19, are filled with apple. Nice move.
Point 3: "Starting October 1," says Zagats, "the as-yet-unnamed croissant-donut hybrid will be on the regular dessert menu. Expect a version with a tangy fruit stuffing - perhaps cranberries - and a horseradish cream to help cut the sweetness. Yes, horseradish. 'When you have something like this on the menu, you know everyone's going to order it,' [chef-hero Kate] Jacoby says, eyes twinkling, 'So this is our opportunity to sneak in a bit of something new and different.'" LOVE THAT, Kate! You sneak culture into our crazy desserts!
[Photo by Danya Henninger]
∞ posted at 09:27 by reportingrzurer
Vegan road trip: Phoenix! Check out Green restaurant and make your own Big Wac! »
What's a girl to do when a case of winter S.A.D, holiday fatigue, and the daily grind have got her down? Go to the Grand Canyon for Spring Break! Beat the blues by visiting one of the greatest natural wonders the Earth has to offer. Cautiously stand six feet away from the ledge, watch a group of men take a picture of their friend plank on the edge (thinking that surely you are going to watch a handsome Englishman plummet to his death right before your eyes, frozen in fear and experiencing vertigo just looking at him) and forget your own emotional baggage for a couple hours.
Sick of winter and worn out from the holidays, my bestie Britney and I began planning Spring Break 2013, or SXAZ, as it seemed everyone else was in Austin at the time. What was initially envisioned as a road trip from Vegas to Santa Fe quickly became reduced once travel time and expenses became a reality. Enter PHOENIX! VegNews just profiled Tempe and Phoenix vegan hotspot Green, Air BnB rentals* are plentiful, and for the four-hour drive to the Grand Canyon, Zipcars are available.
Now, if you should for any reason, find yourself in Phoenix, it is imperative that you eat at Green restaurant. Britney and I ate at Green three of the four days on that trip, we just COULD NOT get enough. By far, for both us, the most incredible item on the menu was their Big Wac, a vegan take on the (in)famous McDonald's burger. We loved this sandwich so much, we stopped by for the third visit on our way to airport so we could eat our Big Wacs for dinner in San Francisco. Consider us obsessed.
Upon returning home, within four days I had to make my own. So I present you with the Big JB.
I like my junk food with a side of sautéed kale. Or chocolate cake, whatever is available.
Two imitation burgers of your choice (I used Whole Foods brand)
Vegan cheese (Daiya cheddar wedge)
Romaine lettuce
Buns (whole wheat if you are healthy, white flour if you love decadence like me)
Equal parts vegan mayo and ketchup (probably about 2 tablespoons of each)
Dill pickles
2 to 3 tablespoons diced white onion
Cook your burgers as instructed on the box. I fried mine up in vegetable oil, in a saucepan on the stove, because if I'm making glorified fast food for dinner, I'm not going the healthy route. Melt your vegan cheese atop burgers as you see fit. I like to put it on the burgers when they are almost done in the frying pan, turn off the heat, and cover the pan till the cheese melts. Smear your buns with "special sauce" (i.e. ketchup and vegan mayo), add diced onions and a couple pickles. Add your romaine lettuce as desired for nutrient value. Design burger as pictured, because you need that extra bun layer, believe me.
*We stayed in a hippie house that put Berkeley to shame. TO SHAME. No matter my minor in hippie studies from Humboldt State; I broke pretty much every rule in that house with my mere existence.
∞ posted at 12:22 by jennybradley
Guest post: Vegan exploration in the Eternal City of Rome! »
Organic plate at Cavour 313.
Cheese-laden pizzas and an emphasis on meat-based pasta sauces, with plenty of veal and offal thrown in too? On initial impressions, Rome is any vegan's nightmare.
When I trundled off on a solo trip to the Eternal City in spring this year, it was my first time as vegan. And lo and behold, it wasn't nearly as difficult to eat well here as I anticipated.
Let's start with the bad, and go on to the good.
The bad bit was breakfast. I love my breakfast, I really do. But wherever I stayed, usually the most I was able to eat was some packeted dry toasts, and jam, with maybe a banana or an apple. There were, however, always plenty of cheese, eggs, croissants and other non-vegan things to choose from at breakfast.
There were two mornings that I relished, though. This was when I was staying at vegetarian eco-hotel The Beehive for a couple of nights. What a gem this place is. One morning I enjoyed apple cinnamon oatmeal made with soy milk, and another morning I was delighted to be cooked a tofu scramble.
Yes—tofu scramble! In Rome! The Beehive was also the only place that was able to provide me with soy milk to take in my tea (I am English, after all), and the owner said they were due to hire two vegan chefs this year. So they may be able to offer even more to vegans from their cute café now.
Eating at other meal times was mostly fine, as long as I studied menus well and hunted around. It is good to be prepared and have an idea of some places to go to and what to eat or not – but I don't have to tell you that, do I?
As a rule, you're fairly safe with the vegetable contorni dishes: eggplants, artichokes, bell peppers, and so forth. They will be cooked in olive oil and you can order several and make a meal from them, with some delicious fresh bread and olives.
You will often see potato croquettes, chickpea salads, hummus, and other vegan-friendly items on menus, too. Gnocchi in tomato sauce is another possibility, as well as the ubiquitous pizza marinara, which is simply pizza base with tomato sauce. Order some vegetables and top it yourself.
Rome does have a few vegetarian and vegan restaurants, and if you're here for a week, theoretically you could go to one each night (I think).
The best experience for me was Il Margutta. Gourmet vegan cuisine at its finest, where my meat-eating companion also claimed it was the best food she'd eaten during her trip to Italy. It's not a budget option, by any means, but if you've come all the way here on holiday, then treat yourself.
Fresh imaginative flavors abound; my vegan antipasti was a delicate combination of tofu-stuffed zuchini flowers deep-fried in a tempura batter, an Asian wok salad topped with pickled ginger, a wild berry salad drizzled with balsamic dressing, and a home-made ketchup, tasting of tomato, and not sugar. Oh vegan heaven.
My other great vegan discovery was Bibliothè, not far from Piazza Venezia. Here, they do a different set lunch menu each day that you can have, and they will take out any vegetarian elements that may be involved. They also have several vegan stand-alone choices, as well as vegan cakes.
And then there was also the originally named Taverna Vegetariana, close to Vatican City. It wasn't the most inspiring food that I have ever had, but it is cheap, cheerful, and you know what you're getting. They have color-codes on the dishes to denote whether they are vegan or vegetarian; very handy when you don't speak Italian.
Though not exclusively veggie, another place I ate at a couple of times was a bar in the cobbled streets of Trastevere. At Art Two, you can buy a drink, and for only 2€, help yourself to the aperitivo buffet, which has several vegan options (eggplant, potato croquettes, salad, etc).
I also had a scrummy vegan meal at an Ethiopian restaurant called Africa (Via Gaeta 26), just north of the main railway station. There were not many vegan options, but this one meal of a selection of foods was filling and delicious, and made all the better by the fact I had to eat with my hands.
There were a number of other eateries that I sadly didn't manage to experience on this visit, including a vegan restaurant called ReWild Cruelty-Free Club—funny little name, but it does what it says on the tin, which is offer cruelty-free dining as well focus on animal rights events in Rome.
If you're going to Rome anytime soon, I hope this article has given you some vegan food for thought. One other tip: Watch out for risotto. It may appear vegan, but it almost always contains parmesan, which isn't even vegetarian.
Andrea Wren is a U.K.-based freelance journalist and has a passion for vegan baking and food blogging. She ditched dieting years ago and loves to create interesting and imaginative dishes that tempt non-vegans as well as vegans. On her blog, you will also find her free ebook, Wot, No Eggs?! The Beginner's Guide to Becoming an Expert Vegan Baker, packed with tips and advice. You can also reach Andrea on Twitter.
∞ posted at 10:24 by seriousmeaveness
Let's all go to Hawaii, guys! Turns out that in addition to pineapples, snorkeling, palm trees, George Clooney, and bikinis, our 50th state has some delicious-looking vegan food! Honolulu magazine just did a roundup of their five favorite vegan dishes on Oahu, and if I could eat with my eyes via the Internet, I would have just gained 17 pounds.
Pictured is the "Heart and Seoul" from Peace Cafe, basically bi bim bap without the bowl. Road trip!
∞ posted at 07:00 by reportingrzurer
Vegan Roadtrip: Las Vegas! »
Hey everyone! Two weeks ago I went to Sin City and OMG. Even though the idea of Las Vegas depresses me (casinos in the middle of the desert, half-naked girls dancing, gambling addictions) I always end up having a blast! Probably because I'm like, the most fun person I know.
Everyone keeps asking me what I possibly could have eaten there. I'm like, guys, it's super easy to be vegan in Vegas when you subsist on margaritas and Bud Light for 2.5 days. In the (paraphrased) words of my idol, Chelsea Handler, "I prefer to be on a liquid diet on my vacations." Half-kidding! I had at least three meals.
The first night was not about eating: I ate before I left, knowing I would not be up for finding vegan food at 9 p.m. in Vegas. I did buy some vegan Power Bar-type thing and wasabi edamame in the airport, 'cause I like eating while doing everything, especially waiting to board a plane. The Southwest terminal at SFO is not nearly as exciting or vegan-friendly as the Virgin America terminal.
The next day began with a Bud Light (seriously, I've never had so much Bud Light in my life. I can't bear to look at another bottle right now) and then lunch at Chipotle!
My standard, a veggie burrito bowl: black beans, fajita veggies, NO RICE, both tomato and corn salsa, guacamole, and lettuce.
Dessert came in the form of a margarita at a bar stand outside of Caesar's Palace. Now, normally I don't drink margaritas because of the sugar in the mixes, but the people at this little tent-bar made theirs with lime juice, AGAVE NECTAR, tequila and Cointreau. Delicious! So worth the $12.
I know you are all wondering, DID SHE HIT UP LA CAVE? Of course. The second I made my plane reservation I knew I'd be eating there. After many hours and many Bud Lights (did I mention we stayed at Hooters Hotel and Casino? $30 rooms and $1.50 Bud Lights. SCORE.) I put on one of the 30 dresses I brought for my three-night stay and headed to the Wynn with my roommates.
Waterfall at Hooters. The pool and the hot tub are open 24/7! Drinking in them is totally acceptable. Even spilling a shot of tequila in the hot tub is fine!
Walking into La Cave, I felt like a vegan Kardashian. It's so fancy! Now, one thing I didn't know about the place is that it's small plates/tapas-style. I did get a dirty look from one of my roommates ("I'm paying $15 for tapas?!") but once we got our food, everyone was stoked/the evil stares dissipated.
The most important section of the menu.
Gardien Chick'n, Celery Root Puree, Lemon Caper Sauce.
Mushroom Tortellini, Arugula, Tomato "Cream" Sauce.
You guys, go to Vegas just to eat at La Cave. Though I have to warn you, being fancy does not come cheap.
After some more Vegas shenanigans (Old Vegas is super fun. It's like being in an episode of Mad Men; the casinos are so retro), we ended up back at Hooters. You know, because it's where we were staying. The boys wanted wings (so gross boys, SO GROSS) and luckily for me, there was totally a sandwich I could veganize on the Mad Onion menu: the "Sassy San Franciscan."
Take out the cheese and mayo, sub mustard on this veggie sammie, please and thank you!
On our final day, I simply could not be bothered to leave the pool, so I ordered the sandwich AGAIN! There were plans to go to Ronald's Donuts, but in the end, pool > donuts. I know, you guys are all "WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU," but the thing is, I didn't eat donuts before I was vegan and I'm not going out of my way to eat them now. Sorry I'm not sorry!
That's all the vegan-ing I did in Vegas. I know there's a lot of places I missed (drinking Bud Light all day really kills motivation) so let me know what to hit up next time! Because even though I don't think I get Vegas, for some reason I always miss it when I leave. I'm already itching to go back. Sin City, I might love you.
∞ posted at 09:43 by jennybradley
Vegan road trip: San Diego! »
When going down to San Diego, I had no intention of eating my way through the whole city. Lie: YES I DID! I also didn't go on a "road" trip: I FLEW! I whisked myself away for the weekend via Virgin America, which means I got to check out the new Terminal 2 at SFO. Two words: PLANT CAFE. Yes, it's there. Now, normally I would not pay $8.25 for spring rolls, but my vacation started the second I wasn't late for my flight, so I indulged. Shiitake, tofu and veggie spring rolls with peanut sauce—my getaway was off to a delicious start!
After much consideration (waking up in our clothes from the night before and drinking a couple more PBRs) my San Diego
tour guide friend Matt and I chose to eat at Sammy's Woodfired Pizza for lunch.
The location in Mission Bay is located in a strip mall. Usually, I find this incredibly tacky, but I knew there would be beer once we were seated, so I decided to let it go.
Stone IPA is a San Diego brew, vegan and incredibly strong. Naturally, I loved it.
Sammy's has vegan cheese (Daiya, of course, though the waiter was unsure) and a vegan gluten-free crust available. I got my pizza with spinach, mushrooms, and Daiya on the gluten-free crust. Very tasty. So much in fact, I packed this whole thing in my stomach. And two IPAs. I didn't much feel like going to the beach afterward, but we did anyway. Another awesome thing about my Sammy's experience is that the waiter was incredibly friendly about all my vegan questions—he checked with the back before he put my order in and wasn't put off about anything. And he was hot.
Next meal on the agenda: Rancho's. Matt and I went to the location in North Park, it's super cute! It has the kind of atmosphere where you could bring a date, your family, or your friends. Plus, the prices are super reasonable with large portions — so, you know, 5 stars in my book. Two drinks and two entrees plus a side of guacamole came to about $35. I felt as though I had eaten like a KING.
I consumed the Veggie Trios Enchiladas topped with Daiya! Oh, and the black beans—so good! I'd never had them spiced so well at a restaurant. My friend was so impressed by this place, he couldn't wait to come back with his roommate. And I can't wait to get back to San Diego for another round!
Pokez, in downtown SD, was brunch the next day. Not in the traditional sense of a Sunday morning champagne-filled brekkie, more like a let's-drink-a-PBR-and-start-our-day-at-one-in-the-afternoon kind of deal. What? I was on vacation!
I had heard rumors about
hipsters bad service, and unfortunately, the rumors are true. I knew to expect it, so I found it funny, but forgot to mention this to Matt. Luckily for me, we are friends because we find the same things funny! Be prepared to wait/be ignored. We put money in the parking meter for 50 minutes thinking that surely that would be more than enough time. Wrong. And Pokez doesn't serve alcoholic drinks so…that wasn't the hold up. Food is definitely worth it though. Trust me.
It didn't matter I had enchiladas the night before—I needed more! Two tofu-and-mushroom-stuffed enchiladas with cabbage salad on the side. The menu doesn't specify that the entrees come with cabbage salad, so being the glutton I am I ordered—
—a tofu, potato and mushroom taco! Vegan Mexican food heaven. Except for the whole no-beer-on-the-menu thing. And slow service.
After my body had to go to the work of digesting everything I'd eaten in the last 48 hours, plus a little time frolicking in the Pacific, I was ready for more beer! Hamilton's it was.
Hamilton's, located in South Park, offers tons of beer, and a vegan burger called the Cattle Decapitation, so bring your sense of humor. I was too full to eat it, but I've had it before and I remember it being really good. I thought I could will myself to work up the appetite to order it, but that just didn't happen. Oh well! All the more reason to go back to San Diego!
I've been home about a week and half now, and I'm still full/digesting. San Diego, how did you do it? I'm always hungry in San Francisco!
∞ posted at 10:59 by jennybradley
Road Trip: Ding How in Davis! »
Public service announcement: Davis, Calif.—Sacramento's hippie cousin, home of Aggies and bike lanes—has some great vegan eats. We've yet to review any of it here on the 'saurus, but that changes RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, bitches, with a visit to Ding How.
Don't be fooled by the sign outside: Ding How is not a cleaners. Praise be, because if it were I would not have been able to fill my belly with vegan Chinese food.
The atmosphere of this spot is pretty standard strip-mall Chinese (guess what, I'm the year of the dog!). But things start to get crazy as soon as they bring you a menu.
Note the words "Vegetarian Cuisine" on the cover. That's right folks, they have a whole separate vegetarian menu, a parallel universe to the meat they also serve. This means you get to pretend you're eating at a vegetarian restaurant even though you're not, and you don't even have to LOOK at the meat options. If you've got cranky carnivore friends with you, maybe try to slip them the veggie menu—they might not even know the difference! We're so sneaky, that's totally the way to change the world, right? Lies lies lies!
Do be careful though: plenty on the menu isn't vegan, and the Vegetarian Bowl soup has fish balls in it. The good news is that the chef and wait staff (woo, Kathleen!) are good at answering questions and know that "vegan" doesn't mean you're from some sci-fi planet or whatever.
We started off with a large order of the hot and sour soup (vegan if you ask). Not only was the soup thick, pungent, and ass-kicking, it also had little strips of chewy protein in it. The large was enough for probably five or six people as an appetizer. Win!
Then, being solid gluttons, we got three entrees for three people. I hear the Mandarian fried shrimp are like crack, but due to a supplier snafu they were not available during our visit. You should probably order them though.
Instead, we settled for General Tso's Chicken, Ginger Beef, and one of the house specialities, Oyster Mushrooms with Soft Tofu.
Chicken = must-have winner. Not too saucy, the perfect amount of chewy in each bite.
Ginger beef was also good, with jerky-like little strips and strips of real ginger.
The only disappointment of the evening was the mushroom dish. Though it looked sexy, the soft tofu was flavorless and the fried coating slimed off the outside. Don't order that one unless you're obsessed with mushroom, ok?
All that awesome food and the total only came to $35. There's a lunch menu with even more value-filled specials. Conclusion: If you be in Davis, eat these foods.
Ding How!
∞ posted at 10:52 by reportingrzurer
Guest post: Eating vegan in Los Angeles! »
My beau and I set out on a three day eating extravaganza adventure to eat as much tasty Los Angeles vegan food as we could possibly fit our mouths around.
Day one
Our journey began as soon as we stepped onto the tarmac at Burbank airport, and my kindly obliging parents brought us some Veggie Grill. We got my fave, the chipotle BBQ burger, and the All-American Stack (live out all your burger junk food fantasies - it's got onion rings on it!!). The bf thought the two burgers tasted too similar, but I say they're probably the best damn veggie burgers I've had. Plus Veggie Grill has won over many an omnivorous friend.
On Saturday, we tackled some Los Feliz/Silverlake delicacies: Cruzer Pizza and Scoops ice cream. Cruzer isn't the best vegan pizza I've ever had, but it's damn tasty & affordable, plus they're an all-vegan pizzeria! We got it to go and ate it in Griffith park, where we were serenaded by drum circles and the carousel organ.
Next up was Scoops. Hoo, boy. Scoops always has four vegan flavors, which are all crazy inventive and wacky and ridiculously awesome! Scoops takes customer suggestions for flavors, so you never know what to expect. We got pomegramate tiramisu (I know, holy shit, right?!), banana oreo, and pear champagne sorbet. Just in case you're some sick masochist who needs additional incentive to go to Scoops (what part of pomegranate tiramisu ice cream don't you understand?), it's right across the street from another amazing vegan restaurant, Pure Luck. They have jackfruit carnitas burritos! And sweet potato fries! And sweet potato fries in a jackfruit carnitas burrito! [Ed.: It looks like Pure Luck is closing. We cry a million tears]
We took a short break from gorging with the Museum of Jurassic Technology. I know, it's not food or vegan-related, but if you appreciate humor and/or conceptual art, it's the best tourist attraction in L.A.
Then more gorging at the beloved Native Foods Cafe. We split the Native Nachos: infinite layers of deliciousness! It's listed as an appetizer, but it's enough for two people to get completely stuffed. Native Foods founder and head chef Tanya Petrovna is completely adorable. Every table has flyers with what she's up to and this month it included building a tree house out of recycled materials for her rescued cats. Come on. Plus, the bathrooms have info on why elephants shouldn't be exploited for entertainment. Tanya's clearly got the right idea; lure people in with delicious food, then convert them to animal rights.
Day two
We culminated our gustatory odyssey in a run-down mall in Little Tokyo. Past all the Karaoke bars and Korean BBQ restaurants lies a vegan heaven. Shojin. The restaurant itself is beautiful and peaceful. Deciding what to order was a painful and lengthly ordeal, but well worth it.
We started with appetizers: pumpkin croquettes, and stuffed shiitake mushrooms. I have never tasted such an amazing combination of new flavors and textures as the pumpkin croquettes with homemade ketchup.
Then we reached le petit mort: the dynamite roll, a spicy tofu "tuna" roll with spicy mayo and green onion on top with spicy soy sauce. It lives up to its name; it has an explosively spicy and charred flavor—incredibly savory and satisfying. We got the dragon roll too, but it couldn't hold our attention when we had the dynamite roll sitting right in front of us.
It's not really fair for anything to follow Shojin, but we had to keep go(rg)ing. For dinner we went to Vinh Loi Tofu House in Reseda. Don't let the whole strip-mall-in-Reseda thing scare you; they're all vegan, make their own tofu and soy milk, and are Vietnamese fake meat heaven. I've heard the soups are souperb (sorry), but haven't tried them yet.
Since it wouldn't be L.A. without gratuitous driving, we had dessert at My Vegan in Pasadena. Coconut ice cream, banana spring rolls, and carrot cake. BONUS MEAL!
I couldn't pass up a chance to go to Stuff I Eat in Inglewood, an all-vegan restaurant whose motto is, "If you don't want meat, try the Stuff I Eat!" It's like Souley Vegan + Mexican food on high-quality acid. Case in point: the Kilamanjaro Quesadilla topped with vegan cheese sauce, organic wild and black rice, seasoned tofu, black beans, mock chicken salad, carrot un-tuna, organic sauteed portobello mushrooms, sauteed broccoli, tomatoes, corn, and guacamole.
Though we left L.A., our exercise in gluttony will never really end, especially when we live in a land of Cinnaholic and Scream Sorbet.
Katie C. is a former Los Angelino who's forsaken the smog and best vegan food ever for Berkeley. She works with autistic kids, and gives presentations on the evils of factory farming. Check out Vegansaurus' previous L.A. coverage here!
∞ posted at 12:40 by youtalkfunny
Vancouver, we love you! Meatless Mardi at Provence Restaurants »
Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 19, a pair of Provençal restaurants in Vancouver, B.C. introduced Meatless Mardi, a three-course prix fixe menu for $25 CA ($25 US, our dollar loses worth by the minute). All the courses are vegetarian, with the option to be made vegan, but it looks like the last few menus have been fully vegan. Provence Restaurants, you are a dream come true.
First course from last Tuesday's menu, the Meatless Mardi Martini with roasted veg, arugula and tomato soup. Photo by SweetOnVeg.
The idea came from chef/owner Alessandra Quaglia, out of concern for the health of the planet and the people. Alessandra worked and studied in kitchens in the south of France. Inexpensive vegan food cooked à la provençal sounds AMAZING. Then again, what part of "three-course vegan dinner at a French restaurant" could anyone hate? Exactly.
Second course from last Tuesday's menu, stuffed baby acorn squash with bulgar, root vegetables, sweet corn kale, cumin-spiced pine nuts. Photo by Sweet on Veg.
Presumably the cost of living in Vancouver is significantly lower than in San Francisco, because a comparable menu at our finest vegan dining restaurant, Millennium, is $14 more. Can't we have nice AND afforable things? At least for Meatless Mondays? Canada's got that social safety net, and Kate Beaton, and gay marriage rights since 2005, and now reasonably priced vegan French food, too! It is NOT FAIR. Yes, yes, the seal hunt is horrific, but it's not like we're saints down here. Maybe we can perform a reverse-Jordan and find a nice Canadian fellow to take us away from all this. As long as we are taken directly to a Meatless Mardi menu at one of the Provence Restaurants in Vancouver. And then at the other location. Two dinners are better that one!
Third course from last Tuesday's menu, chocolate coconut cream and apple compote, almond tuille cup, caramel sauce. Photo by SweetOnVeg.
∞ posted at 10:27 by seriousmeaveness


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By Matt Brennan For The Beacon-News January 3, 2013 2:52PM
Updated: January 3, 2013 9:02PM
GENEVA — James Gould, a resident of Carpentersville, talked with the Kane County Public Health Committee about his son Thursday, and the pre-birth brain injury that rendered him disabled.
Gould and a handful of other parents spoke to the committee about placing a referendum question on the April ballot that would help Gould's son and thousands of others in Kane County with developmental disabilities.
David Gould lives with his parents now, but his father is concerned what the future will bring.
"I can't leave him for more than an hour, or hour and a half and feel he's safe," James said.
The state system is lacking when it comes to help for the developmentally disabled as they age, and this referendum would help correct that in Kane County, the parents said.
The Public Health Committee spent about two hours Thursday discussing the possibility of a referendum that would create a 0.1 percent levy, providing an additional $12 million in revenue to help developmentally disabled residents in Kane County. If approved, the referendum would mean a $52 tax hike for the owner of a $200,000 home.
There are 10,000 people in Kane County who will need lifelong care due to a developmental disability, according to Patrick Flaherty, vice chairman of the Association for Individual Development.
The Aurora-based AID provides services for the developmentally disabled and mentally ill.
The funds generated by the referendum would go toward services and facilities for the developmentally disabled. It would also create a committee designed to evaluate how funds would be dispersed.
Many families with developmentally disabled children are able to provide care for their loved ones after they graduate from school. Flaherty wanted the committee to recognize that may not be a permanent solution, however.
"The bigger problem that many families face is what happens when they're no longer able to care for their children?" he said.
The potential referendum question will next be talked about at an Executive Committee meeting on Jan. 10. It would need to pass through the executive committee and the full County Board on Jan. 15 in order to be placed on the April ballots.
If that deadline is not met, the next ballot that the question could appear on would be in 2014.
Committee members were skeptical about approving the plan, but ultimately passed it along so a larger discussion could take place at the Executive Committee meeting.
Committee member Melisa Taylor noted that the potential referendum question does nothing for substance abuse or mental health patients.
"In a perfect world, it would include all three," she said.
There are smaller organizations around the county that address all three issues, but they don't receive nearly enough funding to address all needs, AID President Lynn O'Shea said.


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iatlian name for a really hott guy with a hot body asnd nice smile usually any stefano u meet is very good looking smart and has potentional and reaches goals really sexy
dude did u see him? uyes stefano
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any person named stefano is most likely italian and super sexy. wears alot of cologne but his girlfriend loves the smell.he is very tall and has a big italian sausage, amazing blue eyes and blondish hair.his voice is super sexy and gives his girlfriens the chills when she hears it.he can charm any girl cause he knows exacly what to say to melt a girls heart. always wants to fuck though it gets kinda annoying to a girl. has really hairy legs but there nice, plays football and basketball and is really fucking good at it.is totally against smoking weed and other drugs. over all any girl is lucky to get a stefano because they are big masculine manly italian sexy machines that are so very manly but so very gentle to the girl they love.
stefano is an italian guy who can cook and is a wiseguy
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Italian. Adjective: an effeminate male marked by his gentle wrists and gay accent who identifies himself as heterosexual and is also homophobic. They appear to be unashamed or unaware of their feminine mannerisms while making unrepentant homophobic remarks and passive-aggressive] bullying.
Jessica: "Your manager hit on me. I thought he was gay?"
John: "Well... he's a stefano. He has 3 ex-wives, five kids and picks on gay guys, but yeah.. we can feel the wind gust from his flailing wrists all through the building."
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broncosfan, I had a PT set me up for weights and stuff and for the abs he did increase the weights each set of reps. In the end I did 5 sets of 12 after the third set of reps, the fourth set the weight decreased to the weight my seoncd set was, then the fifth set decreased again to the weight of my initial set.
Set 1 = weight 1
Set 2 = weight 2 (increase)
Set 3 = weight 3 (increase)
Set 4 = weight 2 (decrease)
Set 5 = weight 1 (decrease)
I certainly was able to feel my abs for a couple of days after that. Hope that info helps.
Juggler, thanks for the link I hadn't found that one and it looks really motivational. I know exactly what you mean about increasing the weights once you've finished. I didn't want to use a weight belt because it made me feel fat. Like back injury is preferable...
The whole BFL is a personal thing. For example I have always rock climbed but I'm nowhere near the standard I used to be. Which is not surprising with 32 lb extra to carry! Climbing performance is all about power to weight and for that reason, for me, scale weight does matter. And now I'm doing something about it at last which is great.
Free day today and I just don't want to eat rubbish even though I'm allowed. How weird.
Cheat Day - I had my cheat day yesterday, and I ate cake and ice cream. I can't say that I didn't want it like bcbehs above lol, but my stomach is a bit wonky today. I guess my body didn't enjoy it as much as I did lol. I lost 1.5 lbs last week and I'm ecstatic!
I have been continuing to count calories in CalorieKing and I think I'm actually eating a few more calories/day than I was before - but losing weight. This is good. Of course, the thing about counting calories is that when I had a bad day I just didn't count, so the average calorie count was probably actually higher.
Thanks for the tip on abs, Juggler!
Hey everyone! :) Week 1 is done.... I was down 3 lbs. I'm very pleased with this. Looking fwd to the next 11 weeks, take care!
Really pushed myself tonight to hit my 10's. My trainer has split my UBWO into two differnt sessions. Pushing muscles on Mondays and then on Fridays I am doing pulling muscles and back muscles.
Doing my stuff tonight I was really surprised that after only two sessions on these muscles I was already increasing my weights a little and still hitting my reps well. I had just two machines to go in my session and they were both being used, so rather than just stand around I jumped on the abs machine and did and extra set for the week. I could feel them and I strongly suspect that they will be killing on Wednesday.
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We are into a second week! Sweet! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! Mine was fabulous! I took my day off on Saturday, and enjoyed a day in Madison on State Street where they had a classic car show and lots of excitement!
There are 4 more people in my area/gym that joined this program at the same time I did and are also supportive! It's a great way to hang with people. Some of us are going on a hike tomorrow and seeing some sites - it's a great aerobic workout! With me, my trainer, 2 of my other friends and the other 4 - that is quite a support group over here! :)
I had to stop running/jogging. I resorted to walking every morning - more as a meditation than a workout. It's a fabulous way to start the day :) Then I took my aerobic workout to other area... hiking up on bluffs, rollerblading, aerobics at the gym, etc. Today is a UBWO. I skipped my walk this morning cause it was raining and did yoga instead.
My biggest challenge last week was eating so much and drinking 10 glasses of water. So, I hope to do better!
Keep it up!
Congrats on 3 lb. weight loss, Metta! That is an awesome way to start.
Tomorrow is my weigh in and my 'free day' with exercise. I am due for a free food day, but not sure how I want to spend that. May just do a regular food day tomorrow but allow myself a treat of some kind. Anxious to see the scale tomorrow. I feel great!
I really screwed up today. I did not plan my work lunch well and ended up going to a mexican place with the new boss, and for some reason I thought Cardio was today instead of LBWO. O'well I will shake it off and start over tomorrow. I am finding really good ideas in the recipe section so that should help.
Great losses Metta and Val, it's nice to see the scales going down as you get stronger as well.
JClinenorton - Good thing for shaking it off and moving on, we are still in the early learning phases of this program. I think i need to check out the recipe section as well because I am seriously lacking in the ideas department for meals.
Fingers crossed Broncosfan!
I weighed in this AM & had a 5 lb. weight loss! Thrilled with this. I can physically tell a big difference already. Still have a long way to go, but definitely encouraged by the results so far. Today is my free day for exercise...going to take a free meal one evening this week instead of an entire free day. I have a big weekend at the lake coming up, and I am seriously doubting that Sat. or Sun. will go well--food wise. Plan to take one of those as a 'free day' for the following week.
For the recipes, I tried the taco salad. I made this and served it on a whole wheat tortilla that I browned in a dab of olive oil on the stovetop. Wow, was it ever good! I also really like the Protein pudding--although I make 4 servings out of it rather than 2...as the servings are huge! I see on the home page there is a recipe for stuffed peppers. That sounds really good. I have some peppers coming on in the garden. Can't wait to try that recipe out.
Take care all & happy week 2!
That is an awesome loss Broncosfan. I must admit I like using pounds to see my losses because for every kilogram its 2.2 pounds. So it sounds like heaps and heaps to me. Good idea for the weekend taking it as next weeks free day.
I had taco salad early in the week (really I am too lazy to put it in a shell, so I rip up a tortilla and call it a salad!). I am definetly going to make the pudding this week, I keep reading people rave about it.
For breakfast I made the egg white buritto. It was amazing. My oldest son (11) also benefitted, I made it the same but I through into his eggs my eggs yolks to get the fat content up for him and heaped it with cheese, he thought it was the bees knees! (My kids have cystic fibrosis and need a high fat, high salt, high sugar diet). It was nice to sit down to the sameish breakfast.
Have been to the gym this morning and completed my LBWO + abs, upped some of my weights again for the legs. Which is good. I missed my cardio yesterday as I had my parents over for dinner and it was too late to get my run in after they left. SO I took it as my free exercise day for the week.
Good Work you guys! Awesome Loss Bronco! Keep it up! I started to really work my abs. I got the P90x 15 minute ab workout and it's really a good workout for abs! Being the second week in , I do not have weights with the ab workout.
My eating is going great! The key is water.
Did a great Cardio yesterday, we climbed to the top of Devils lake Bluffs ( 1.5 mile up and down)! IT rocked and I feel it today!
Doing fabulous!
I think your right Shelly - water is the key. I have let it slip a little, we are in winter here so it so hard to drink cold water - I have to remember to warm it up.
Sounds like a great cardio Shelley.
so im a little dissapointed in my LBWO today I think I tried to add to much weight so I was not able to hit my last 12 reps on some and gassed out on my 6 reps on a couple of exercises. I think I may lower all my weights and lift slower concentraiting on form. I am trying to get in shape for MMA classes so I think that even though this plan will not get me looking as good as some of the other challengers it will help with my fighting. Tomorrow is cheat day for me but I plan on staying pretty close to my diet, I may just have a cheat meal.
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Analyst: Ohio jobs recovery even slowly than previously thought
March 11, 2013
Economic Research Analyst George Zeller said there were large downward revisions to previously released job figures for 2011 and 2012 which means Ohio's recovery is even slower than he previously......
"In a recent communication, statistician John Williams (shadowstats****) reports that the rigged official annual rate of consumer inflation (CPI) of 1.6 percent is in fact, as measured by the official U.S. government methodology of 1990, 9.2 percent. In other words, the rate of inflation is 5.75 times greater than the reported rate. If Williams is correct, the interest rate on bonds is extremely negative."
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"The presstitute media attributed the drop in the headline unemployment rate (U3) to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent to the happy jobs report. But Rex Nutting at Market Watch says that the unemployment rate fell because 130,000 unemployed people who have been unable to find a job and became discouraged were dropped out of the U3 measure of unemployment. The official U6 measure, which counts some discouraged workers, shows an unemployment rate of 14.3 percent. Statistician John Williams' measure, which counts all discouraged workers (people who have ceased looking for a job), is 23 percent."
Wow, the gubment is trying to mislead us? Imagine that!
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High energy costs=moving to warmer regions High labor cost= moving to right to work states.
We have to get the cost of energy down if we are going to recover. We can do that by using coal and nuclear to make electricity. Leave the natural gas for home heating and manufacturing that can't use coal. We have to keep the demand for natural gas low or it will never be inexpensive to use. Windfalls for the government for leases will be paid for by the consumer so keep these fees within reason.
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OTTAWA, Jan. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Office of the Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Minister for the Arctic Council
Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced today the appointment of Brian L. MacDonald as the Yukon representative for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC).
A lawyer in private practice in Whitehorse, Yukon, Brian L. MacDonald held numerous leadership positions on boards, such as the Aboriginal Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.
Mr. MacDonald has extensive experience working with First Nation governments and organizations to negotiate and implement land claim and self-governance agreements. He has also worked with communities to develop laws and policies that help to protect Aboriginal cultural and intellectual property.
Created in 1919, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada advises the Minister of the Environment on the national historic significance of places, people and events that have marked Canada's history. Together with Parks Canada, the Board ensures that these subjects of national historic significance are recognized appropriately and shared with Canadians and visitors alike.
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"I am pleased to appoint Brian L. MacDonald to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. I am confident that Mr. MacDonald's extensive experience in Aboriginal issues will be a major asset to the Board, which has made a significant effort over the past years to commemorate persons, places and events associated with the history of Aboriginal peoples in Canada."
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"I am proud that this member of the Champagne and Aishihik Nation will be the Yukon representative on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. I am convinced that the Board will appreciate his recognised expertise."
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No one can use super powers and no one can cheat. What game(s) do you play and how do you beat them?


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"First of all, I'd like to thank 'H20Fidelity' who recommended this IEM to me. I was not sure whether to go for this brand as i did not hear of it before. but thought of givin' them a try. Got it under 40USD. I had Sennheiser Precision 300-II before these and I liked them. The intention to purchase an IEM that was like Senn Precision 300-II was to have a pair of headphones that are just fun to..." --akshayshah12
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That's because he goes off to work five days a week "basically making everything on the menu," as he puts it, at Anthony's Brick Oven & Brew Pub on Noble Street.
At the age of 24, Castillo hasn't been in the business that long, relatively speaking. But he hails from a part of the country — south Florida — known for its culinary style, and his family was always comfortable in the kitchen. He took to the craft easily when he seized the opportunity to do some kitchen work at his previous employer, Mellow Mushroom in Oxford.
"It was me talking them into it," he recalled.
He worked for Mellow Mushroom for a total of about two years, then started with Anthony's after doing a little cooking there at the Noble Street Festival earlier this year.
His days now begin after the lunch crowd has departed and last until closing time. Three other employees work in the kitchen, too — one with Castillo on his shift and two earlier in the day.
Castillo makes his own dough out of yeast, flour, honey and a couple of secret ingredients. One big batch in one big bowl generally lasts the night.
To get a pizza order started, he pulls off a chunk of dough and kneads it into a ball. Working it with his hands, Castillo makes the ball flatter and thinner.
Tossing it up and letting the dough spin is a quick and efficient way of stretching it out to the proper size.
"Centrifugal force pulls the dough apart," he said.
And yes, sometimes gravity gets the best of him.
"It's really easy to drop dough when you're in a hurry," he said. "That goes straight in the trash."
After it's the right diameter and thickness and topped with the customer's requested ingredients, the pie goes into the brick oven. Heat is generated from a wood fire inside a domed space, where flames heat the air that cooks the top of the pizza. The heated stone itself cooks the bottom.
"It's a little different because you have to turn the pizza toward the fire," Castillo said, explaining the difference between cooking in a brick oven with gas and in Anthony's brick oven using firewood.
Currently a student at Jacksonville State University, Castillo said he appreciates the atmosphere at Anthony's, which he describes as "laid back." One night recently found him responsible for three pizzas, four strombolis and two calzones.
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Theofilos Hadjimichail (Greek, 1867-1934) Erotokritos and Aretoussa 65 x 58 cm.
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Theofilos Hadjimichail (Greek, 1867-1934)
Erotokritos and Aretoussa
titled in Greek on the upper part
natural pigments on textile
65 x 58 cm.
Private collection, Athens.
Athens, British Council,
Theofilos Exhibition
, May 2-31 1947, no.9.
Athens, Greek-American Union,
Exhibition of Paintings by the Painter Theofilos
, February 7-26, 1964, no.1.
Nea Estia journal, no. 478, June 1, 1947, p. 692.
, Edition of the Commercial Bank of Greece, Athens 1967, no 92 (illustrated).
The Greek Painters
, vol. 1, From the 19th Century to the 20th, Melissa editions, Athens 1974, p. 448 (referred).
O. Elytis,
The Artist Theofilos
, Ermeias editions, Athens 1978, pp. 55-56 (discussed), p. 65 (illustrated).
F.E. Pezone,
, Lineamenti Bio-Biblio-Iconografici per una Monografia sul Pittore Popolare Greco, Edizioni dell' Istituto di Studi Atellani, 1984 (illustrated).
Y. Zoras,
Theofilos and Erotoctitos
, Ombrela editions, Athens 1989, pp. 5-6 (discussed), p. 17 (illustrated).
I. Alexopoulou-Kaliyanni,
Modern Greek Painting-Sculpture-Literature
, doctoral dissertation, Athens 1992, vol. A' p. 112,178 (referred), vol. B' fig. 1.24 (illustrated).
M. Moschou,
On Theofilos Hadjimichael's Biography
, doctoral dissertation, Athens 2005, vol. 4, IV.27, p. 70 (referred).
Y. Kaplani, Theofilos,
Works by the Painter at the Museum of Greek Folk Art
, Greek Ministry of Culture - Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens 2010, fig. 18, p. 27 (illustrated).
According to Nobel laureate O. Elytis, lot 19 "is the best Erotocritos and Aretousa Theofilos ever painted, a miracle of nature that embraces the legendary couple, where the rose and blue pleated costumes so delightfully match the roses and foliage around them."
Amidst a luxuriant, paganistic garden, where boldly coloured flowers, exuberant foliage and a majestic peacock are engaged in a Dionysian dance, Erotocritos has climbed a rope ladder to reach the balcony of his beloved Aretousa. He is portrayed, however, frontally with only his bent right leg indicating an upward movement. The young princess embraces him and leans in to kiss him stretching her wonderful long neck set against the cascading locks of her blond hair. The composition is further animated by a row of buildings in the background used as an indication of the structured space needed to set the stage for the meeting of the two lovers.
Written by Vintsentzos Kornaros around 1640, at a time when Crete laid across the lifelines of commerce and culture between Venice and Constantinople, Erotokritos is considered the masterpiece of Cretan poetry and a milestone in the history of Greek literature. The story of this heroic verse romance runs as follows: Erotocritos falls in love with the King's daughter Aretousa, whom he serenades night after night. Aretousa, enchanted by his beautiful songs falls in love too. After various secret meetings between the two lovers, Erotocritos asks the king for her hand in marriage. The king, infuriated by this request, exiles the young lover and casts Aretousa into a dark dungeon. Later, when the city is about to fall to invaders, Erotokritos arrives in time to save the day. As a reward he asks for the hand of Aretousa, which is gratefully granted, and the two lovers reign happily ever after over the kingdom of Athens. Setting great store by true love, courage and patriotism, the poem enjoyed immense popularity among Greeks, who learned it from refugees after the fall of Crete in 1669. The romance became a national poem and its hero a symbol of suffering Hellenism, exalted side by side with Digenis Akritas and Alexander the Great.
The lovers' meeting on the balcony, as depicted in Theofilos's painting, has no exact counterpart in the poem, which recounts their conversation through a double barred window.
As noted by theatre expert K. Nitsos, "the meeting is obviously related to the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. This seems to support the conjecture that Theofilos was inspired by the performance of a travelling theatre company. It can also be inferred by the theatricality of the Renaissance costumes and the balcony's architecture, even the curtain-like drapery at the balcony's entrance."
Though Erotocritos is represented in a Renaissance outfit and the scene does not correspond exactly to the poem, Theofilos's painting is imbued by a profoundly Greek atmosphere. The buildings in the background seem perched on a hill, resembling the mansions of the Mt. Pelion villages, while the same Greek spirit is evident in the depiction of the foreign garb. As noted by K. Nitsos, "Theofilos's self-assured and courageous Aretousa, the gaze, the luxurious moustache and the facial traits of his Erotocritos, which make him look no different than the other braves he painted, endow the scene with an air of folk gallantry and honesty, poignantly capturing -even reviving- the Greek spirit and the Greek ethos of the Cretan Renaissance. Note the fascinating pictorial, even theatrical interplay of stripped and monochromatic fabrics and the different shades of blue generated by the alternating pleats and foldings. Amidst ochres and reds, this radiant blue echoes the magnificent Byzantine harmonies that blend with both western influences and traditional sources without seeming to clash or being out of place."
Erotocritos has struck deep roots in the Greek soul and not surprisingly Theofilos's legendary wooden chest contained a popular edition of this celebrated narrative poem.
. O. Elytis,
The Artist Theofilos
[in Greek], Ermeias editions, Athens 1978, pp. 55-56.
. See V. Kornaros,
, Papazissis Publishers, Athens 1984, pp. 19-22.
. "bars blocked the window all along", V. Kornaros,
, Canto III, ver. 395-396.
. K. Nitsos, "A Short Note on Theofilos" [in Greek], Theatro magazine, no.4, July-August 1962, p. 7.
. Nitsos, "A Short Note on Theofilos", p. 7. See also I. Alexopoulou-Kaliyanni,
Modern Greek Painting-Sculpture-Literature
, doctoral dissertation, Athens 1992, vol. A' p. 115.
. G. Seferis,
(Treatises) [in Greek], Fexis editions, Athens 1962, p. 58.
Please note that due to Greek Regulation, this lot cannot be exported from Greece and will be available for viewing and inspection in Athens, either by appointment or during the Athens Preview, 13-15 November. This painting will be located in Athens during the auction.
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